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🎸 Intro:
B C B C
B C B B/G C
🎸 Verse :
B C
She said swimming’s like flying
B C
Yeah that’s what she told me
B C
Then she dove in the water
B B/G C Cm C Cm C
And did the butterfly
B C
I said flying’s like falling
B C
I was being obtuse
B C
When I fell by the lakeside
B B/G C Cm C Cm C
Near the silver spruce
🎸 Chorus:
Cm B C Cm B C
Swimming like flying like falling
Cm B C Cm B C Gm C
Falling like swimming like flying
🎸 Verse 2:
B C
I went back to the Hillside
B C
To dry off in the sunlight
B C
I was thinking of flying
B B/G C
And my mind took flight
B C
Fly away over the ocean
B C
Fly away over the sea
B C
Dive and find a blue marble
B B/G C Cm C Cm C
And bring it back to me
🎸 Chorus 2:
Cm B C Cm B C
Swimming like flying like falling
Cm B C Cm B C
Falling like swimming like flying
🎸 Outro:
Cm B C
Cm B C
Cm B C
Cm B C
Song History
Published: May 9, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025